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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Jan 02, 1812
Page
4
The piece reports French coast events with the Surveillante off Gijon, English transports under a frigate after depots, and guerrilla actions. It notes Paris papers criticizing Buonaparte, the 1812 conscription, and mixed theater of politics, with society observations and a ship loss claim later debunked.
London dispatches report a Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office with ministers in town, a Duke of York interview with Mr. Perceval, and further conferences at Downing Street. Admiral and army posts shift as Lt Gen Sir John Hope is named to command in Ireland. Captain Stopford gains promotion. Brest reports claim two French frigates sought shelter during a heavy gale.
A list details captains and lieutenants newly appointed to ships and stations including Captain William Bedford to the Prince of Wales at Sheerness and later Royal Sovereign in Plymouth, with several purser and chaplain assignments and a secretary to Admiral Campbell.
Admiralty reports from the Surveillante describe destruction of English unembarked stores at Gijon, and naval movements off Corunna. Captain Christian’s dispatch details Guerilla tactics in Biscay and Guipucid area, captures of enemy launches, and hundreds of prisoners with notable officers. A second note notes a French brig driven ashore near Cala with probable loss of crew.
A New York–area tale recounts Miles a western state gentleman who came to town with cash to settle debts. After leaving a porter house he was pursued and stabbed robbed, then forced onto a French privateer. He describes capture, forced service, and years of travel across Mississippi, Jen Neve, Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania before returning toward New York.
Proceedings reveal Mrs Prentilac testifying about Williams the prisoner and the fatal murders. Witness details linked bloody marks on a mine and Williams cutting his whiskers after the crime as authorities weigh his involvement.
Fragmentary OCR notes show Makrtul parish activity with names Anthony Whi and Gy Mine Wartoo but lack clear event, date, or outcome. The text is garbled and cannot establish who, where, or what happened beyond church context on a Saturday morning.
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